Freedom to dissent is one of the basic aspects of a democracy. We're not a true democracy, but ultimately, people have the decisions in most things, so for all intents and purposes, we are.

And how is my electoral college assessment way off? Bush lost the popular vote and won the electoral college, therefore, the electoral college chose our president, not the American people.

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"Violence isn't always evil. What's evil is the infatuation with violence."
Jim Morrison